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ZIMBABWE SCHOOL '°iiiiiVJ:INATIONS COUNCIL

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

CROP SCIENCE 6049/2

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NOVEMBER 2021 SESSION 2 hours 30 minutes

Additional materials:
Answer paper,
Scientific calculator.

TIME 2 hours 30 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDA TES FOR EXAMINER'S USE

Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the
spaces at the top of this page and on all separate answer paper used SECTION A

1
Section A
Answer all questions. 2
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
3
Section B
Answer any two questions. 4
Write your answers on the separate answer paper provided.
At the end of the examination, fasten the separate answer paper
securely to the question paper. 5
Your answers must be in continuous prose.
6
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
SECTIONB
Marks are given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
question.

You are advised to spend no longer than 80 minutes

on Section A.
TOTAL

This questio_n pap~r consists of 9 print_ed ~ages and 3 blank pages.

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Section A [60 marks]

Ex~
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Answe r all questions in this section.
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Candidates are advise d to spend approximately 80 minutes on this sectio

1 (a) Outline the three processes involved in plant cell meristem growth
and development.
[1]
(i)
[l]
(ii)
[1]
(iii)

(b) With the aid of a diagram, describe the growth pattern of a flowe ring
plant.

[6]

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(c) Give any one factor that influences dry matter accumulation in plants

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2 The table show s h . Uae
starch cont ent of a developing bean
coty ledo n fi0 11 ~ ange ~ ~n dry mass and
owin g fertilisation .

Da ys afte r fertilisation Dry mas s/ mg Starch content / mg

8 10 0.1
12 27 7.0
16 84 34.0
20 110 35 .0
24 112 35.0

chan ges that occu r after

(a) With refe renc e to the table com men t on the
ferti lisat ion. '

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position change after

(b) Nam e any other two components whose com
fertilisation besides those in the table .

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(c) Why is it necessary to maintain adequate soil moisture after seed sowing?

[4]

3 (a) Define the term mutation.

[1]

(b) Give any three classes of gene mutations.

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(c) Discuss the importance of mutation in crop production. &aminer'a
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[6]

4 (a) Briefly describe the procedure for collecting samples of soil for
analysis.

[3]

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• 0 fa soil sample.
(b) The table shows results from an analysis
Results
Soil Propertv
5,6
pH
Sandy loam
Soil type
60 meg I I00g
CEC
ESP 7%

· 1propert1· es of the soil.

Describe the chem1ca
(i)

[3]

(ii) Give recommendations to improve the soil.

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(iii) A crop requiring a pH of 6.0 is to be grown in a plot from where the
soil was sampled. If 120kg / ha of lime is needed to raise the pH by
one unit, how much lime is required for a two-hectare plot?

[2]
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Pai
'a 5 (a) Bxeorine,
Write down any four properties of water that makes it a universal Uae
solvent.

[4]

(b) Outline any two soil factors that affect water uptake by plants.

[2]

(c) Outline four components of water potential.

[4]

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. p t d Diseases Act of
6 (a) Outlme any three components of the Plant es an
Zimbabwe.

[4]

(b) Discuss the socio-economic importance of plant diseases.

[6]

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Section B [40 marks]

this section.
Ans wer any two questions only fro m

ng. [ 1O]
7 (a) Describe hybridization in plant breedi
ges of selection in plant
(b) Discuss the advantages and disadvanta [l O]
breeding.

cereal crop under the following

8 Describe the production of a named
headings :
[4]
(i) growth stages,
[8]
(ii) moisture management,
[8]
(iii) pos t harvest handling.
en choosing a cer eal variety
9 (a) Wh at characteristics are considered wh
to gro w in:
[5]
(i) Natural region one?
[5]
(ii) Natural region three?

pted against pest attack on

(b) Discuss the preventive measures ado [ 1OJ
crops.
. [8]
10 (a) Exp lain the principles of crop rotation

crop rotation to small holder

(b) Exp lain the importance of practising [6]
farmers.

a you ng farmers club inte ndi ng

(c) De sig n a crop rotation program for [6]
to start a crop production project.

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